As web freelancers, our job is to solve problems. Sometimes we’re solving technology problems, sometimes communications problems, and sometime people problems. One of my favourite tools for problem solving is an exercise called The 5 Whys. The 5 Whys was developed by Toyota as a technique to explore the root cause of a problem. It [...]
Back in high school, you probably learned the Scientific Method. It probably looked something like this: (quoted from sciencebuddies.com) When I first got started with web design, I thought it was an art. That was bad news at the time because if you’ve ever met me, you’ll know I’m not the most artistic [...]
Responsive Design, or the idea that a website should respond to the size and orientation of the device on which it’s being viewed, is a tough concept for some designers and developers to wrap their heads around. The best advice I can give someone who is just getting started in responsive design is to starting [...]
I love GitHub, but just realized a potential mistake that put me into a panic until I’d verified that I hadn’t fallen pray to it yet. Does your source code include passwords, keys, or other information in plain-text that you wouldn’t like anyone to see? Does your application include a web.config type file containing such [...]
While I’ve been working on the web for a long while now, my personal projects have really stepped to the forefront over the past couple of years. My “process” for getting work done has evolved over that time, but not exactly in the way I expected. “Process” If you’ve ever read someone like Rands, you’ll [...]